In this week's best-of episode, we're looking at the life of Joseph and exploring the theme of integrity. Joseph consistently makes the right choices, even when faced with difficulties. Standing firm in doing what is right, even when it may not lead to immediate blessings, is the life of integrity we should strive for. Listen in to hear what it looks like to make tough choices and stand firm in difficult situations.

Joseph is our model for seasons in our own life that feel confining. He perseveres in doing the next right thing, even when he finds himself in a place that feels not like what he signed up for. Anybody relate to that? When you're in a season that isn't what you wanted, what does it look like to do the next right thing?

Here's the secret. The secret is not trying harder. It's not gripping more tightly to what you wish was true. It's not shaming yourself into being better. True love and true righteousness do not materialize by gripping for it. This kind of love and righteousness comes from fixing our eyes on Jesus. That's what gives us the ability to stand up against the forces of the world that often come against us.

Our faith is grown in difficult seasons. And in those difficult seasons, we get a very narrow focus and we focus on one day at a time. We ask God to give us the strength to show up with humility and love for the day that he has for us.

Here are all the episodes in Nicole's study on Joseph:

1. Not What I Signed Up For: How to Think about Life’s Hardest Seasons (A Bible Study on Joseph)
2. Navigating Life's Unexpected Seasons: Lessons from Joseph
3. Finding Hope in the Midst of Suffering: A Guide to Biblical Lament
4. What Does Redemption Mean? Lessons from Joseph’s Family Reunion (A Bible Study on Genesis 42)
5. Embracing Restoration: The End of Joseph's Story and Its Relevance Today

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